Strongman tries Linchpin.

About this episode

Jake, a former Strongman competitor, shares his journey towards better health and fitness after becoming a father and his experience with Linchpin.

Jake is a husband & father of two children. He works as a Corrections Officer in a prison. For years he trained & competed as a Strongman. When his daughter was born he took a hard look at the decisons he was making for his long term health & fitness. This lead Jake to Linchpin & he just celebrated his one year anniversary.

People in this episode

Host: Pat Sherwood

Guest: Jake

Topics covered

• Strongman training
• health and fitness
• personal transformation
• fatherhood
• long-term health

Keywords

• Strongman
• fitness
• health
• fatherhood
• Linchpin
• training
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Linchpin

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